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Hardback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751636
ISBN
9780804751636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. This book explains how market forces are profoundly affecting finance, undergraduate education, basic research, and participation in regional and national economic development at American universities. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749268
ISBN
9780804749268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Fred Terman was an outstanding American engineer, teacher, entrepreneur and manager. Terman was also deeply devoted to his students, to engineering, and to Stanford University. This biography focuses on the weave of personality and place across time. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JNM; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749145
ISBN
9780804749145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. This work studies Oxford University's transformation - and the political hazards for academics that ensued - when, after World War II, it changed from a private liberal-arts club with aristocratic pretensions into a state university committed to the natural sciences. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JNMN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804748193
ISBN
9780804748193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Based on new data and new analytical frameworks, this book assesses the forces of change at play in the development of American universities and their prospects for the future. Editor(s): Brint, Steven. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745314
ISBN
9780804745314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

Hardback. This book offers a new model of educational achievement to explain why some students are committed to preparation for college. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JNM; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744195
ISBN
9780804744195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.63

Paperback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740357
ISBN
9780804740357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. This work studies Oxford University's transformation - and the political hazards for academics that ensued - when, after World War II, it changed from a private liberal-arts club with aristocratic pretensions into a state university committed to the natural sciences. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNMN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734882
ISBN
9780804734882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

paperback. In an era of attacks on the humanities by the right ("Goethe is not taught anymore!") and the left ("Why teach dead white males?"), a distinguished teacher and scholar presents a series of closely interconnected exercises in understanding the present state and future possibilities of the humanities. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: H; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 183.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732642
ISBN
9780804732642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. The former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University provides an inside glimpse into the process of choosing a freshman class. Topics include affirmative action policies, standardized tests, alumni parents, donors, recruiting for varsity sports, and more. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731584
ISBN
9780804731584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book examines the current debates about the curriculum in historical context and offers considerations for the future. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723640
ISBN
9780804723640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardcover. This ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself--schoolteachers in 1990s Russia--depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JHBL; JHM; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804700696
ISBN
9780804700696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Assesses scholarship on and by Indigenous peoples and the opportunities awaiting them in the Ivory Tower. This title explains how activism shapes the careers of Native academics; the response of academe and Native scholars to issues and needs in Indian Country; and the problems of racism, territoriality, and ethnic fraud in academic hiring. Editor(s): Mihesuah, Devon Abbott; Wilson, Angela Cavender. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282926
ISBN
9780803282926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 360 pages, 38 photographs, 8 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259669
ISBN
9780803259669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. In early nineteenth century the US government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians. Featuring a comparison of US and British government attempts to assimilate problem peoples through mass elementary education, the author offers a portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJD; JFSL9; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224858
ISBN
9780803224858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. By redefining our understanding of activism and assessing women's efforts within the context of their milieu, this innovative work reclaims an era often denigrated for its lack of attention to women. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882616
ISBN
9780801882616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.98
€ 47.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878893
ISBN
9780801878893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801830303
ISBN
9780801830303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Series: American Institutions and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5, 1 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801479540
ISBN
9780801479540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476211
ISBN
9780801476211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.92

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